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Marriage and Family Life
- English(1) Subject to the provisions of subsections (4), (5) and (7) of this section, no law shall make any provision that is discriminatory either of itself or in its effect.
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(3) In this section, the expression “discriminatory” means affording different treatment to different persons attributable wholly or mainly to their respective descriptions by sex, race, place of origin, political opinions, color or creed whereby persons of one such description are subjected to disabilities or restrictions to which persons of another such descriptions are not made subject or are recorded privileges of advantages which are not accorded to persons of another such description.
(4) Subsection (1) of this section shall not apply to any law do far as that law makes provision-
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c. for the application, in the case of persons of any such description as is mentioned in subsection (3) of this section (or of persons connected with such persons), of the law with respect to adoption, marriage, divorce, burial, devolution of property on death or other like matters that is the personal law of persons of that description;
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Marriage and Family Life
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Every citizen has the duty to subscribe to civil status those acts that concern them and those that are relative to their family under the conditions determined by the law. (Art. 25-3) - French
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Tout citoyen a le devoir d’inscrire à l’état civil les actes le concernant et ceux qui sont relatifs à sa famille dans les conditions déterminées par la loi. (Art. 25-3)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishThe community shall care for children and mothers, and protect minors and others who are unable to look after themselves for any reason, such as illness or incapacity or old age or forced unemployment, assist and rehabilitate them for their own interest and for the interest of the community. Welfare and social security laws regulate these matters. (Art. 16)
- Arabicﻳﺸﻤﻞ اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ ﺑﺮﻋﺎﻳﺘﻪ اﻟﻄﻔﻮﻟﺔ واﻷﻣﻮﻣﺔ وﻳﺤﻤﻲ اﻟﻘﺼّﺮ وﻏﻴﺮﻫﻢ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺷﺨﺎﺹ اﻟﻌﺎﺟﺰﻳﻦ ﻋﻦ رﻋﺎﻳﺔ اﻧﻔﺴﻬﻢ ﻟﺴﺒﺐ ﻣﻦ اﻷﺳﺒ ﺎﺏ، ﻛﺎﻟﻤﺮﺽ أﻭ اﻟﻌﺠﺰ أﻭ اﻟﺸﻴﺨﻮﺧﺔ أﻭ اﻟﺒﻄﺎﻟﺔ االاجبارية ، وﻳﺘﻮﻟﻰ ﻣﺴﺎﻋﺪﺗﻬﻢ وﺗﺄﻫﻴﻠﻬﻢ ﻟﺼﺎﻟﺤﻬﻢ وﺻﺎﻟﺢ اﻟﻤﺠﺘﻤﻊ وﺗﻨﻈﻢ ﻗﻮاﻧﻴﻦ اﻟﻤ ﺴﺎﻋﺪاﺕ اﻟﻌﺎﻣﺔ واﻟﺘﺄﻣﻴﻨﺎﺕ اﻻﺟﺘﻤﺎﻋﻴﺔ ﻫﺬﻩ اﻷﻣﻮ ﺭ. (المادّة 16)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishWhereas every person in Nauru is entitled to the fundamental rights and freedoms of the individual, that is to say, has the right, whatever his race, place of origin, political opinions, colour, creed or sex, but subject to respect for the rights and freedoms of others and for the public interest, to each and all of the following freedoms, namely:-
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(c) respect for his private and family life,
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishMotherhood and fatherhood are fully protected, whatever the marital status of the mother or father. Couples have the right to decide freely and responsibly how many children they wish to conceive, and are entitled to access to the information and means necessary to guarantee the exercise of this right. The State guarantees overall assistance and protection for motherhood, in general, from the moment of conception, throughout pregnancy, delivery and the puerperal period, and guarantees full family planning services based on ethical and scientific values.
The father and mother have the shared and inescapable obligation of raising, training, educating, maintaining and caring for their children, and the latter have the duty to provide care when the former are unable to do so by themselves. The necessary and proper measures to guarantee the enforceability of the obligation to provide alimony shall be established by law. (Art. 76) - SpanishLa maternidad y la paternidad son protegidas integralmente, sea cual fuere el estado civil de la madre o del padre. Las parejas tienen derecho a decidir libre y responsablemente el número de hijos e hijas que deseen concebir y a disponer de la información y de los medios que les aseguren el ejercicio de este derecho. El Estado garantizará asistencia y protección integral a la maternidad, en general a partir del momento de la concepción, durante el embarazo, el parto y el puerperio, y asegurará servicios de planificación familiar integral basados en valores éticos y científicos.
El padre y la madre tienen el deber compartido e irrenunciable de criar, formar, educar, mantener y asistir a sus hijos e hijas, y éstos tienen el deber de asistirlos cuando aquél o aquella no puedan hacerlo por sí mismos. La ley establecerá las medidas necesarias y adecuadas para garantizar la efectividad de la obligación alimentaria. (Art. 76)
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2. Every citizen shall have the right to a good name, to honor and reputation, to an image and privacy in his or her personal and family life. (Art. 41) - Portuguese…
2. Todo o cidadão tem direito ao bom nome, à honra e reputação, à imagem e à reserva da intimidade da sua vida pessoal e familiar. (Art. 41)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishFamily is the fundamental pillar of the society, and shall be protected by the state. The state shall adopt necessary measures to attain the physical and spiritual health of the family, especially of the child and mother, upbringing of children, as well as the elimination of related traditions contrary to the principles of the sacred religion of Islam. (Art. 54)
- Dariخانواده ركن اساسی جامعه را تشكیل می دهد و مورد حمایت دولت قرار دارد. دولت به منظور تأمین سلامت جسمی و روحی خانواده، بالاخص طفل و مادر، تربیت اطفال و برای از بین بردن رسوم مغایر با احكام دین مقدس اسلام تدابیر لاازم اتخاذ می كند. (مادۀ ۵۴)
- Pashtoكورنۍ د ټولنې اساسي ركن دى او د دولت تر پاملرنې لاندې ده. دولت د كورنۍ او په ځانګړې توگه د مور او ماشوم د جسمي او روحي روغتيا د تأمين، د ماشومانو د روزنې او د اسلام د سپېڅلي دين له احكامو سره د مغايرو رسومو د له منځه و ړو لپاره لازم تدبيرونه نيسي. (۵۴ ماده)
Marriage and Family Life
- English1. For protection by the family, it shall specifically be the responsibility of the State:
a) To assist families in their mission as custodians of moral values recognized by the community;
b) To promote social and economic independence of family households;
c) To cooperate with parents in the raising of their children;
d) To define and implement, after consulting representative associations for families, a global and integrated family policy.
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a) Assistir a família na sua missão de guardiã dos valores morais reconhecidos pela comunidade;
b) Promover a independência social e económica dos agregados familiares;
c) Cooperar com os pais na educação dos filhos;
d) Definir e executar, ouvidas as associações representativas das famílias, uma política de família com carácter global e integrado.
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Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishNo one’s privacy may be violated, nor shall it be permitted to interfere in the private or family life of any person in his home or correspondence, except by law. (Art. 54)
- Arabicلايجوز إنتهاك خصوصية أي شخص، ولا يجوز التدخل في الحياة الخاصة او الأسرية لأي شخص في مسكنة او في مراسلاتة، إلا وفقاً للقانون. (الماده 55)
Marriage and Family Life
- EnglishEveryone has the right to lead a life in keeping with human dignity.
To this end, the laws, federate laws and rules referred to in Article 134 guarantee economic, social and cultural rights, taking into account corresponding obligations, and determine the conditions for exercising them.
These rights include among others:
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6° the right to family allowances. (Art. 23) - DutchIeder heeft het recht een menswaardig leven te leiden.
Daartoe waarborgen de wet, het decreet of de in artikel 134 bedoelde regel, rekening houdend met de overeenkomstige plichten, de economische, sociale en culturele rechten, waarvan ze de voorwaarden voor de uitoefening bepalen.
Die rechten omvatten inzonderheid:
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6° het recht op gezinsbijslagen. (Art. 23) - FrenchChacun a le droit de mener une vie conforme à la dignité humaine.
A cette fin, la loi, le décret ou la règle visée à l’article 134 garantissent, en tenant compte des obligations correspondantes, les droits économiques, sociaux et culturels, et déterminent les conditions de leur exercice.
Ces droits comprennent notamment:
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6° le droit aux prestations familiales. (Art. 23) - GermanJeder hat das Recht, ein menschenwürdiges Leben zu führen.
Zu diesem Zweck gewährleistet das Gesetz, das Dekret oder die in Artikel 134 erwähnte Regel unter Berücksichtigung der entsprechenden Verpflichtungen die wirtschaftlichen, sozialen und kulturellen Rechte und bestimmt die Bedingungen für ihre Ausübung.
Diese Rechte umfassen insbesondere:
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6. das Recht auf Familienleistungen. (Art. 23)